Railway-tie.



' Patented oct.1,1912.

E. Cl JENKINS.

RAILWAY TIB.

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E. C. JENKINS.

RAILWAY TIE.

APPLIOATION FILED rE.2'/, 1912.

1,040,205. l Patented 0ct.1,1912.

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EDWIN C. JENKINS, 0F BELOIT, WISCONSIN.

RAILWAY-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Get. 1 1912.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, lnwiN C. binutils, a citizen of the United States, residing at Beloit, in the county ot lloc( and State ot lv'iscon'sin, have invented new and uset'nl Improvements in Rail\vay'l`ies, o't" which the following is a Specification.

The invention relates to railway ties, and has for its primary object to provide a tie, in which the rails may be lirmly held thereon, yet all sudden shocks and jars, incident to thc travel ot the car wheels thercovcr, will be obviated or absorbed, thus reducing e vibrations in the rails.

,Another object ol the invention is the provision ot' a cross tie, in which cushions will be held, So as to `minimize vibration, incident. to the travel of the cars over the rails, and that will securely support the rails, without the possibility ot the same spreading or otherwise becoming displaced.

i A further object. of the invention is the provision ot' a cross tie ot this character which is simple in construction, strong, durable, possessing maximum lasting qualities, and that is inexpensive in manutacture.

lit-h these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings7 and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended. f

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a side ele- Vation of a cross tie constructed in aecord-- ance with the invention, showing the rails supported thereby. Fig. 2 is a top plan view tlfereot. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 ot' Fig. l. Fig. Lt is a vertical lou gitudinal sectional view through the cross tie. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one ol .the supporting blocks for one rail` looking toward the bottom of said block. Fig. is a side elevation of a nioditied form ot crosstie. Fig. 7 is a tragnnaitary, vertical, longitudinal, sectional view therethrough. Fig. 8 is a fragmentary top `plan view ot the same. Fig. t) is a sectional view on the line 9-9 of Fig, S. Fig. l() is a sectional view on the line ltl-lt) ol Fig. S.

Similar re't'erenee characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, the cross tie comprises a base 5, the same. be.- ing fornieil with upturned tlanges 0 and 7 at the longitudinal sides and ends, respectively, thereot to provide an elongated seatl S in the top ot' the base thronglnnit the longitudinal extent thereof. llemmably fitted in the seat S are rail supporting blocks t), each being provided with beveled ends lt), and upon which rest the ordinary railway rails l1, the same being clamped thereto. in a manner presently (.lescribed. llach block is formed with a recess 1Q, in its under taco, in which is titted a resilient block lll, preferably constructed 'trom rubber, and is adapted to rest upon the base 5 in the sea tt formed therein.

.Passed through the base 5 upwardly through the under side thcreot` are anchoring bolts l-l, the same being also passed upwardly through the blocks Sl. and carry the usual nuts l5 which securely tasten the bolts l-l in the base and said blocks. and also retain the latter against lateral displacement when superimposed upon the resilient blocks lll interposed between the said blocks 9 and the base 5. Should the, blocks t) work loose, the nuts l?) may he adjusted l'or the tightening thereoit'. A\lso the blocks tl may be readily detached from the bolts, should the occasion require, and in this manner the re- Isilieut bloc-hs .lit may be renewed 'l'rom time to time.

(lut into each ol the supporting blochs 9, at opposite sides thereof, and in diagonal relation to'each other, are vertical slots` lt, the same opening into counter seats ll' tormed in the under lace ot' the said supporting blocks, and are adapted to receive bolt members 1.8, the heads l5) ote which engage in the counter seats 1T, and these bolt members lo engage clamps 20 which extend over the base [lange ot' each rail l'or gripping and holding the same upon the supporting blocli El, the clamps 2t) being formed with notches 2l. in which are received the nuts l5 carried by the anchoring bolts llt. '.lhus it will be seen that the .said nuts l5 will be held loclted, and also the clamps 20 will be prevented from turning on the boltsI 1S.

'.l`hreaded on the bolts lb are nuts Q2 which tasten the clamps, whereby the lat-ter will grip the rail l'or firmly holding it' against spreading or otherwise displ-.teement on the supporting block.

Formed on the under taee o'l" the base 5, centrally thereof, and extending subst-antially the length ot the same is a depending wing or tin E23, which anchors the said base 29 of the support so as to permit the same the baseA and '5 in 'the port so as to ground, when the latter is positioned at the proper point thereon.

In Figs.' 6 to l0 there is shown a slight vmodification of cross-tie which comprises a base 24, formed with upturned flanges 25 and 26 respeetively at-the longitudinal side and end thereof to provide an elongated seat 27 in thetop ofthe base throughout the longitudinal extent thereof.- IRemovably` fitted in the seat. 27 are rail-supporting arms 28 each being substantially inverted V- shaped having its ends out-turned to form feet 29, the latter being designed to rest uponresilient blocks 30 suitably anchored in the base 24 directly beneath the said feet to slightly yield when subjected to pressure due to loads upon the rails 31 mounted upon jsaid supports. Detachably connected with 20 each support are clamps 32 which latter are adapted to engage the base 'of the rail 31 for the fastening of the same upon the sup-A prevent lateral displacement of each'raiL` A y Passing through the feet 29, resilient blocks30 and the bottom of the base`24 are detachablel bolt members 33 which securely fasten the said support in position-upon alsofasten the resilient blocks 30 between the base and the feet of said support as is clearlyvshown.

.Arranged between the supports 28 and the base medially with respect to said supports are blocks 34 which prevent the saggin of the centers of the supports or lthe sprea ing of the ends of feet thereof.

From the foregoing, taken in connectionI with the accompanying drawings, it isthought that the construction andl purpose of the invention Will be readily understood,

posed between said members and the base,

bolt members assed thro ugh the iirst named members, saidl resilient means and the base, nuts engaging said bolt members, rail clamps detachably connected with the said Iirst named membersand having notches receiving the nuts of said bolts,.and means detachably securing the the first .named members.

3. A rail tie, comprising a trough-like base, supporting blocks arranged in the hollow of the base,t between said blocks and the base, bolt members passed through the blocks, said resili- 70 rail clamps detachably con-- ent means and the base, nuts engaging said bolt members, nected with the said blocks and having notches receiving the nuts of said bolts, means detachably securing the said rail clamps on the blocks, and a n depending from the bot-tom of said base.

. EDWIN C. JENKINS.-

Witnesses:

H. W. ADAMS, HERBERT COX.

said rail clamps on resilient means interposed y without requiring amore extended explan.- l

comprising a trough-like 

